Internal Funding at UofG
The University of Glasgow has numerous internal funding schemes that are open to staff and/or students at the university. These schemes provide support for pump-priming, impact acceleration, knowledge exchange, partnership development and culture initiatives. Deadlines for each opportunity vary, so please click the name of an opportunity you are interested in to be taken directly to the relevant website. If you are aware of any additional opportunities that should be included, or if you identify any errors or issues with a listing, please let us know via the Contact Us link on this page.
| Funding Opportunity | Max Value | Description | Contact E-mail |
| AHRC Impact Accelerator Account | £10,000 | Aimed at accelerating the impact of academic Arts and Humanities research. All researchers UofG engaged in Arts and Humanities research that has potential to lead to impact may apply for this fund. | arts-iaa@glasgow.ac.uk |
| BBSRC Impact Accelerator Account | £25,000 | Aimed at facilitating impact from biotechnology and biological science research. Principal investigators of IAA awards must be a UofG employee and have a staff number, as well as being contracted for the duration of the project. | Louise Mason Christopher Syme Michaela Petaroudi Stacy Robertson |
| Chancellor's Fund | £7,000 | The Chancellor’s Fund aims to: * Support our students by helping to provide a rich and rewarding university experience. * Enhance the learning environment by providing access to new technologies and enhanced facilities. * Develop excellence by providing financial support for research, teaching and promoting academic developments. * Preserve the University's heritage, enhancing the physical and cultural heritage of the University. * Advance projects aimed at tackling environmental sustainability in line with the University's response to the climate change emergency. |
alumni@glasgow.ac.uk |
| CoAH Impact Development and Evaluation Fund | £1,000 | Eligible costs are those incurred in the development and/or evaluation of impact. We hope the fund will prove useful for opportunities arising, and for those starting out on their impact journey. It is intended to provide agility and can be used in advance of, or in conjunction with, an IAA/GKEF application. | Helen Green |
| EPSRC Impact Accelerator Account | £50,000 | Funds to increase the global impact of the University through greater levels of external engagement and entrepreneurship. All UofG staff are eligible to apply for EPSRC IAA funding and hold an IAA award. Applicants must comply with the standard EPSRC eligibility criteria. Note that we have additional requirements for RA Calls | cose-iaa@glasgow.ac.uk |
| ESRC Impact Accelerator Account | £15,000 | Overarching aim to enhance the impact of social science research through greater levels of external engagement. Open to all academic staff from across the University of Glasgow, provided the research underpinning the activities proposed falls under the remit of the ESRC. | socsci-esrc-iaa@glasgow.ac.uk |
| GCID Small Grants | £30,000 | Pump-priming funding for new collaborations with LMIC partners. Open to UofG staff in any job family. | researchinitiatives@glasgow.ac.uk |
| Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund (GKEF) | £30,000 | Supports UofG research staff to deliver high-quality knowledge exchange activities and impact generation from UofG research. | |
| Health Inequalities Initiatives with the University of Sydney | £25,000 from UofG and match funding from Sydney | The Health Inequalities Initiative is intended to strengthen this priority partnership through support for collaborative projects that are explicitly positioned within the broader systems framework of health inequality. Proposals are invited from colleagues working on the topic of Health Inequalities. PhD students, masters by research students, post-docs, and research assistants/associates are not eligible to apply as Chief Investigators but they are welcome to join the applications. | externalrelations-partnershipfunding@glasgow.ac.uk |
| Ignition Grants with the University of Sydney | £12,500 from UofG and AUD $25,000 from Sydney | The Sydney-Glasgow Ignition Grants have been established to facilitate and support joint initiatives that will strengthen the two universities’ strategic priorities as well as develop multi-disciplinary innovative research to create academic and societal impact. Proposals are invited from academic staff from all disciplines at Universities of Glasgow and Sydney and their affiliated Research Centres and Institutes except projects addressing ‘Health Inequalities’. The University of Sydney and University of Glasgow have a large existing collaboration in this area. PhD students, masters by research students, post-docs, and research assistants/associates are not eligible to apply as Chief Investigators but they are welcome to join the applications. | externalrelations-partnershipfunding@glasgow.ac.uk |
| InFrame Culture Catalyst Fund | £50,000 | Open to colleagues within the research ecology of the University of Glasgow, the University of St Andrews, and the University of Edinburgh, we are looking for projects which have the potential to disrupt long standing institutional hierarchies in order to build leadership opportunities. We will fund innovative, collaborative projects that focus on how research is led, and the behaviours, roles, contributions and impact of those who lead. | InFrame@glasgow.ac.uk |
| International Experience Fund | £1,000 | Funding to support staff development by providing personal and career development opportunities for staff and advance the university’s Global Glasgow 2025 International Strategy. Open to any member of staff (MPA or academic) at the University of Glasgow. | Alison Coe |
| International Partnership Development Fund | £5,000 (match funding expected) | Funding for international activities that are building initial connections that align with the priorities of the Global Glasgow 2025 strategy, note that the IPDF will not fund an individual’s direct research activity. The IPDF is for University of Glasgow staff, it is not suitable for PhD students. | Alison Coe |
| Lord Kelvin/Adam Smith (LKAS) Fellowships | - | Provides supplementary funding to those applying for externally funded Fellowships or to those that wish to bring their existing externally-funded fellowship to Glasgow. | Ris-lkas@glasgow.ac.uk |
| MRC Impact Accelerator Account | £80,000 | Aimed at accelerating the translation of discovery research towards impact, by supporting proof-of-concept studies, pump-priming and feasibility studies. Principal investigators of IAA awards must be a University of Glasgow employee and have a staff number, as well as being contracted for the duration of the project. | Louise Mason Christopher Syme Michaela Petaroudi Stacy Robertson |
| MVLS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives | £10,000 | As part of its commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) the College has made available a budget for EDI activities, with a portion allocated to supporting open calls for specific events and projects that would be of benefit across the College and would ideally involve more than one School. There is already a great deal of work being undertaken across the College through Athena Swan and this budget will allow an opportunity to further develop work beyond gender. | mvls-edi@glasgow.ac.uk |
| MVLS Innovation, Engagement & Enterprise Public Engagement Delivery Fund | £500 | Open call fund for all MVLS staff and PhD students to support the development and delivery of public engagement with research activities. The fund is intended to provide resource where the applicant cannot source budget from other avenues e.g. research grants or your School Engagement budget. | mvls-engage@glasgow.ac.uk |
| National Centre for Resilience | £20,000 | Every year we release funding opportunities that help to support academics, practitioners and community organisations to build Scotland’s resilience to natural hazards. These calls are designed to offer financial support to groups working on projects that enhance our ability to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the effects of natural hazards across Scotland’s communities. | nationalcentreforresilience@glasgow.ac.uk |
| Photonics and Quantum Accelerator | £50,000 | Funding to enable socio-economic impact in photonics and quantum technologies based on light in central Scotland. Open for projects led by staff at one of the four academic partners in the PQA consortium (this includes UofG). | Richard Mosses |
| Radboud-Glasgow Collaboration Fund | £10,000 from UofG and €10,000 from Radboud | This funding is an opportunity to build on the many existing research links between UofG and Radboud. Academic and professional staff from all disciplines at Radboud and Glasgow and their affiliated Research Centres and Institutes are invited to apply to this funding opportunity. | externalrelations-partnershipfunding@glasgow.ac.uk |
| Scotland Beyond NetZero Seed Fund | £15,000 | Applications to the fund should align with the priority Scotland Beyond Net Zero themes of food, finance, built environment, natural systems, energy and transport. We expect project teams to include academic partners from at least two participating Scotland Beyond Net Zero members, along with at least one partner from outside higher education in Scotland such as local or national government, industry, charities or community groups. The amount awarded, up to a total of £15,000 will be split across participating universities. | Kate Symons |
| STFC Impact Accelerator Account | £20,000 | The STFC IAA provides funding to build on research projects within the STFC remit. | cose-iaa@glasgow.ac.uk |